When the nighttime takes the land, and she darks the works of man
And the screaming of her children is hushed beneath her hand
Honey, stay here like a stone, like a beast upon her throne
And I will hold you in my shadow until the light is gone
By the moon that crawls above and by the fearsome name of love
I will hold you in my shadow like the dark upon the dove
I will linger through this night, I will cling to you so tight
And I will hold you in my shadow and chase away the light
By the stumbling of the stars and by the gods, whoever they are
And by that word of perfect mercy that someone's mumbling from afar
I will linger like a sin, like a mark upon your skin
And I will hold you in my shadow and make you dark again
By the moon that crawls above and by the fearsome name of love
I will hold you in my shadow like the dark upon the dove
I will linger through this night, I will cling to you so tight
And I will hold you in my shadow and chase away the light